Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas

Guzmán was born in the Dominican Republic to parents who worked as art directors.

Since 2007, Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas have run the production company Aurora Dominicana based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In 2010 they co-directed the movie Jean Gentil which caught the attention of actress Geraldine Chaplin.

[3] In 2013, they expanded to create a post-production studio also based in the Dominican Republic called Aurora Color Post.

[6] In 2016 Guzmán announced she was directing a sequel to Sand Dollars called Noeli Overseas.

Israel Cárdenas and Laura Amelia Guzmán at the IFFR 2023 to promote their movie Babygirl